After catching the ball, McGee took a big step and was about to dunk, but Duncan returned to the basket in time and raised his arms, which interfered with McGee's shot.

McGee's dunks are fine, but when he encounters interference when attacking the frame, he will struggle very much.

The first goal didn't go in, and Aldridge picked off the rebound.

After Parker pushed over, he originally wanted to play a pick-and-roll with Duncan.

But Curry immediately squeezed Duncan away and blocked Parker again.

You know, two years ago, Parker was still the core figure of the Spurs and the absolute leading scorer.

At that time, when Parker beat Curry, he was accurate every time he hit him.

But now, the improvement of Curry's own defensive level and the decline of Parker's speed have made the pick-and-roll between him and Duncan less threatening.

In the past, he could easily get rid of Curry, but now it is difficult for him to get rid of the Trail Blazers' No. 30.

There was no other way, so Parker had no choice but to hand the ball over to the facially paralyzed No. 2.

Carlisle was very happy. Wasn't this the tactic of forcing singles?

Butler, the unit of measurement for length, stood conscientiously in front of Kawaii and reached out to cover Kawaii's eyes.

But Kawhi showed no expression. He called Duncan for a pick-and-roll again, but in the end he hit my uncovered side instead.

Butler was deceived for a while, but quickly adjusted and continued to block Kawhi's path.

At this moment, Kawhi stepped back, opened a slight distance, and then shot a jump shot.

I have to say that Kawaii at this time is completely different from Kawaii two years ago.

That Kawaii from two years ago could only be considered a rising star.

And now Kawhi is ranked second in the MVP rankings.

Artest: I was not in the top five in the MVP rankings back then, so it was nothing special.

Kawhi's current skills are not yet perfect, but they are already at the top level of the league.

Butler reacted immediately and raised his arms to interfere with the shot.

But it doesn't matter whether he raises his arm or not. Compared with Kawaii's length, it's like a large social death scene.

With almost the same height but slightly shorter arms, Butler's interference had minimal impact on Kawhi.

Just like that, Kawhi's step-back mid-range shot was a solid hit. In the first round, Kawhi defeated the Trail Blazers' strongest outside gate!

"Okay, okay!" Popovich clapped his hands like a sea lion. He knew that the boy would not let him down!

"The ball went in. Leonard's skills are indeed very delicate now."

Butler gritted his teeth. If it had been anyone else, he would have defended himself against it, because there was no problem with his judgment.

The problem lies in the length.

Carlisle also didn't expect that Butler would be defeated so easily.

But this is just a round, it doesn't mean anything.

In the second round, Wayne gave Curry the ball, but Curry's three-pointer was blocked by the interference of former teammate Green.

Green is still very powerful on the defensive end this season, and he is very suitable for defending off-ball attackers.

In the Spurs, when Amar and Kawhi hit the goal, one is to defend the opponent's point with the ball, and the other is to defend the opponent's point without the ball.

Green does an even better job of pressing people without the ball than Kawhi.

Curry missed, and Wayne almost got a rebound over the heads of Ade and Deng Shu.

But just when he was about to touch the basketball, Kawhi jumped in and took the rebound away.

Then, he turned around and quickly counterattacked.

Butler hurriedly stopped him, but his speed was not more advantageous than Kawhi's, so he could only keep pace with Kawhi's side.

Kawhi kept winning and carried Butler to the three-second zone, then used a beautiful European step layup to avoid the defense, and then used his wingspan advantage to flick the ball.

"brush!"

"Basketball again, Leonard was very active today, scoring 4 points in a row as soon as he started!"

"Fuck!" Butler blamed himself. You know, it is difficult for a player like him to accept being beaten twice in a row by the opponent.

Carlisle also frowned. He did force the Spurs to play in isolation, but he didn't expect Butler to be unable to guard him.

Wayne shook his head. In fact, he had been worried about this for a long time.

The most talked-about match between Butler and Kawhi was undoubtedly the year the Raptors won the championship.

In that Eastern Conference semifinals, the 76ers also used Butler to defend Kawhi at the beginning.

However, the effect was very disappointing. Kaguya shot a terrifying hit rate of nearly 70% on Butler, almost getting everything he asked for!

It's really impossible to defend, and Butler is obviously a step behind Kawhi on both offense and defense.

In fact, the two people's playing styles are almost the same, and now it's really time to compete for talent.

Butler's physical talent was completely overwhelmed by the player.

Later, the 76ers still used Simmons to defend Kawhi, and they managed to limit Kawhi's shooting percentage to 53%.

Well, only 53%... Now you know why Kawhi was praised as the modern Jordan that year.

Butler, on the other hand, mainly defended Van Jordan, causing Van Jordan to lose the whole series.

In other words, the 76ers did not dare to let Butler face off against Kawhi!

Again, Butler is suitable for guarding defenders, but it is difficult to guard tall and long-armed forwards.

This is one of the reasons why Butler has never been considered a superstar.

Originally, his offense was not even at the top of the league, and his defense, which he was proud of, had such limitations.

As for Antetokounmpo's team being defeated when he met Butler, it was actually not Butler's defense alone. Antetokounmpo's main reason was due to zone defense.

Antetokounmpo's skills are not as superb as Kawhi's, so he is afraid of zone defense.

In short, Butler's effectiveness in defending Kawhi has never been better.

It's just that Kawaii hasn't evolved into a complete form yet, so Wayne took a chance before.

However, Butler also did not enter the perfect body.

Therefore, the gap between them is still the same.

These two goals are enough to prove the gap between the two.

4-0, the expressionless Kawhi will definitely not stop there, Butler will continue to suffer.

What's more, Aldridge, one of the double virtues, hasn't started to show off yet.
Chapter completed!